Viking Jupiter Shakedown Cruise

Viking Cruises' latest ocean ship, the Viking Jupiter on its Shakedown Cruise in February 2019 to Ravenna, Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Olympia and Athens. Viking Jupiter is the sixth ship in the fleet and was named after the king of gods in Roman mythology.

Shot and edited by yours truly. Music by Ikson. Some photos below. More on my Instagram.

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The brand new Viking Jupiter ready to sail into the rainbow on its shakedown cruise from Ravenna to Athens.

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Walking on the city walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Behind me is the Tower of Minceta, one of the sites where the hit TV show Game of Thrones was filmed at.

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At the Jesuit Stairs in Dubrovnik, Croatia, reenacting the Game Of Thrones Walk Of Shame scene but with me fully clothed, of course.

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Behind me is the Old Fortress in Corfu, Greece. It is one of two large castles in Corfu. A huge iron cross stands on the Old Fortress.

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A few timelapses shot in Suzhou & Shanghai

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A few timelapses shot in Suzhou and Shanghai.

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Danube: A Viking River Cruise Story

Sailing on Europe's second longest river, the Danube, on Viking River Cruises award winning Longships and exploring Vienna, Spitz, Pochlarn, Passau, Linz, Melk, Bratislava and Budapest.

This video was shot using Panasonic Lumix GH5S and DJI Mavic 2 Pro and edited by yours truly. Music by Ikson.

Here are some stills from my Instagram.

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Like a painting! Shooting at the Inn river in Passau, Germany on a surreal misty evening. @germanytourism

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Walking by the Vltava river in the historic town of Cesky Krumlov, one of the most picturesque towns in Europe! Vltava is the longest river in Czech Republic.

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A Viking River Cruise Longship cruising the Danube river stops by at the city of Budapest in Hungary. In the background on the upper left is St Stephen’s Basilica.

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More Monster Building pics

It’s a concrete jungle out there. Monster Building, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

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Snapping away at Hong Kong’s Monster Building located in Quarry Bay. This old public housing complex was made famous by the Transformers and Ghost In The Shell movies.

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Hong Kong's famous Monster Building as featured in Transformers movie

At Hong Kong’s most famous building complex popularly known as Monster Building in Quarry Bay. Built in the 60s, these five interconnected densely packed public housing buildings became famous when they were featured in the Transformers movie.

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Here's the scene in Transformers Age of Extinction.
 

A Morning In Moganshan

A morning spent in Moganshan also known as Mount Mogan in Hangzhou, China. Located 200km from Shanghai, the 719m high mountain is a popular tourist destination in China. It is a major bamboo area with lush bamboo forests on its slopes and surroundings.

Come walk with me... Just a stroll, exploring the bamboo forest here at Mount Mogan aka Moganshan in China.

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Good morning from Mount Mogan! I’m staying at this nice inn surrounded by bamboo forest at Mount Mogan in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province in China. Mount Mogan also known as Moganshan in Chinese is located 200km from Shanghai and it is 719m high. It’s beautiful and peaceful here. I can sit here all day just staring at the bamboo forest.

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Some unused footage from my documentary Kung Fu Journey

Some unused footage from the documentary I directed called Kung Fu Journey. Shot at the legendary Shaolin Temple grounds, Dengfeng County, Henan Province, China. Shaolin Temple is the cradle of Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts. You can watch the full documentary by clicking the YouTube link on my Instagram profile.

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Filming the morning crowd aka tourists at the Shaolin Temple grounds in Dengfeng, Henan, China. Unused footage from the documentary I directed called Kung Fu Journey. You can watch the doc in full by clicking the YouTube link on my Instagram profile.

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You can watch Kung Fu Journey, directed by me, here.

Flying over Moganshan, China

Here’s a drone footage from my upcoming work titled A Morning In Moganshan, which will be out soon. Shot at Mount Mogan aka Moganshan, a mountain top tourist region in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Screengrabs from A Morning In Moganshan

Here are some screengrabs from my upcoming work titled A Morning In Moganshan which will be out soon. Filmed in Mount Mogan aka Moganshan in Zhejiang, China.

Flying over West Lake, Hangzhou to catch sunset

Flew the DJI Mavic Pro drone to capture sunset over the famous West Lake in Hangzhou, China. The fresh water lake was selected in 2011 as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Additional shots taken with the GH5S. No background music used. Only natural sounds from the lake and forest.

Time to launch this baby! Flying over the beautiful West Lake, a Unesco World Heritage Site, here in Hangzhou, China. Will post some shots later.

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A boat sails away on the waters of West Lake, Hangzhou’s famous fresh water lake and a Unesco World Heritage Site. You can find temples, pagodas, gardens and islands within the huge lake.

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Sunset at West Lake, Hangzhou, China.

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My YouTube channel reaches 10,000 subscribers

Received an email from YouTube letting me know that my IZ Reloaded YouTube channel has reached 10,000 subscribers. Thanks for all the subs and views.